# Deputy Water and Sanitation minister Jack Bloom says the new Strategic Framework for Water and Sanitation Services shifts from basic access to reliable service. Speaking in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, he cited 13-thousand leaks, 58.7-percent non-revenue water, and two-million households using unventilated pit toilets nationally. He says the 2026 Framework mandates climate adaptation, smart meters and […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has raided the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority’s premises in Centurion today. The Special Tribunal granted a search and seizure warrant last Thursday to obtain documents for an ongoing probe into a 130-million-rand Unemployment Insurance Fund training contract for over seven-thousand learners nationwide. SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho says PSIRA only […]
# RISE Mzansi says corruption steals from those in need, robbing communities of public services and economic growth. Parliamentary data shows 103 corruption cases enrolled against public officials in 2025/26, with National Prosecuting Authority conviction rate above 86-percent, but average finalisation time jumped from 195 days to 562 days, and 962 days for legislative cases. […]
# Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara says residents who build illegal informal settlements will no longer be prioritised for housing. She was speaking at the sod-turning of the Mabopane Extension 1 project, north of Pretoria, which will yield one-thousand-576 units by June 2027 after two previous contractors were terminated. Motara says the department will […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp says qualifying private companies will be allowed to use the Agricultural Research Council’s intellectual property to manufacture its foot-and-mouth disease vaccine at scale. The council’s board unanimously agreed to the permission. It says its vaccine is effective against local strains with one annual dose, but cannot manufacture at scale. Aucamp […]
# Economist Thabi Leoka says South African motorists face record fuel prices next month. Central Energy Fund figures show 95 unleaded petrol’s price could surge by two-rand-78 to 29-rand-70 a litre, eclipsing June’s record of 28-rand-6-cents. Diesel wholesale prices could hit 33-rand-5-cents, up three-rand, driven by Russian-Ukrainian war disruptions. Leoka warns higher transport costs will […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders supports the objective of keeping medical scheme contribution increases as low as possible, but says this cannot be achieved through contribution guidance alone. The Council for Medical Schemes recommended that contribution increases for the 2027 benefit year be anchored at 3.8-percent. BHF’s managing director, Katlego Mothudi, says healthcare providers […]
# Fire and rescue crews from Mitchells Plain, Bellville and the Incident Management Team in Cape Town were dispatched to Maanskynkop Street after several houses sustained damage due to strong winds. Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says crews found several houses’ roofs were blown off. He says emergency personnel remain on scene to monitor the situation and […]
# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, will lead a nationwide campaign to plant ten million trees on Heritage Day on Thursday. This forms part of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s One Billion Trees Programme to mobilise citizens to mitigate climate change. Swarts will lead the main event at Freedom Park in Pretoria […]
